At the turn of the millennium, Tata executed the biggest cross-border acquisition in Indian corporate history - buying Tetley Tea, the world’s second largest producer of teabags. The iconic British brand was three times the size of the small Tata group company that had bought it.

In one of the most dramatic turnaround stories in the global auto industry, two of the world’s most prestigious automotive brands, Jaguar and Land Rover, entered the Tata stable following an experience that Ratan Tata could neither forget nor forgive.

The story of two iconic brands Jaguar and Land Rover entering the Tata stable began with an insult Ratan Tata couldn't bear. Back in 1998, the legendary industrialist launched his dream project, Tata Indica -- India's first hatchback with a diesel engine.